Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation Awards $1 Million to 100 Black College Students
etonline.comTravis Scott announced on Tuesday that his non-profit organization Cactus Jack Foundation has awarded $1 million in scholarship aid to 100 graduating seniors from 38 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).«Excellence abounds in every Black household, but too often opportunity does not — and Black students are left behind or counted out,» the «Goosebumps» rapper said in a news release. «So that's what my family and I set out to change.
We congratulate all 100 scholarship recipients this year. I know we will see great things from them — and we are already looking forward to increasing our work next year.»Each student from the class of 2022 received $10,000 from the Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund.
Waymon Webster was an educator who also graduated from an HBCU, Prairie View A&M University. Webster is also the rapper's grandfather.
The scholarships were awarded to seniors «who have received academic excellence (averaging 3.5 or higher GPA) but have faced the all-too-common last minute challenge of financial adversity in the second semester of their senior year.»The foundation touts the 100 recipients will reach «the finish line, diploma in hand.» According to the news release, «this is the second year that Scott has supported HBCUs and represents a tenfold increase.»The Cactus Jack Foundation works in conjunction with Scott's other non-profit, Project HEAL, which the rapper launched back in March.
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